Does everybody knows the different between Bigaglia and Franchini?What are the criteria to be able to distinguish?And this weight, is it Franchini or Bigaglia (as Paolo from Italia noticed, it is Bigaglia/ look at the end of the description).

I guess it's not a Bigaglia for m,any reasons and also class it's too clear .- As far as I know Franchini didn't made "pressa carte" but just canes that were used by many makers and among the also PBigaglia

I thought that the older (ie 19th C) Murano weights were all relatively dull colours, of modest quality glass, and had unfinished bases. For me, any with canes in bright, solid colours and flat polished bases are 1950s onwards.

Alan

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Hi Alan and Gialuigi!Of course: you are both one of the bests!Sicuro: i maestri!The item is maybe not Bigaglia or Franchini, but quite sure: 19th century Murano!!!Why?- the item has a concave base and the ringstand has many different scratches from a long time use.- the weight has an old break/ tear on the base.- the weight has some unevenness on the glass-surface from the old production.- the vitreous is tinged an not as clear as items from the 20th century.